Bulgaria · Men's 94 kg, September 2006
Milen Dobrev
Milen Dobrev is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1980, with one Olympic gold medal and four World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze). The results below cover 8 competitions from 1998 to 2006. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 407.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 187.5 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 220 kg
Milen Dobrev's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 1998 to 2001, 94 kg from 2002 to 2006. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 93.3 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 September 2006, 94 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2002 to 2006 | 187.5 | 220 | 407.5 |
| 85 kg1998 to 2001 | 175 | 207.5 | 382.5 |
Milen Dobrev by the numbers
Milen Dobrev's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 489.5
- From 407.5 kg at 92.58 kg bodyweight, 2004 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 4th of 1,113
- 407.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 187.5 kg of 220 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2004, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 8
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Milen Dobrev makes each attempt
Milen Dobrev made 62% of snatch attempts and 56% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Milen Dobrev head to head
The lifters Milen Dobrev has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Milen Dobrev ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Santiago Martínez |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Alibay Samadov |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nizami Pashayev |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Valeri Pokryvchak | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Konstantinos Papadopoulos | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Murphy | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Milen Dobrev's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | - | 94 kg | 93.3 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 3 | 398 | 94 kg | 93.82 | 176 | 180 | 210 | 218 | ||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 1 | 407.5 | 94 kg | 92.58 | Snatch 187.5, clean and jerk 220; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 405 | 94 kg | 93.13 | 180 | 185 | 220 | |||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 2 | 387.5 | 94 kg | 93.25 | 175 | 212.5 | ||||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 3 | 382.5 | 85 kg | 84.58 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 195 | 207.5 | |
| 2000 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2 Jul 2000 | 2 | 357.5 | 85 kg | 83.8 | 150 | 157.5 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 200 | |
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | 5 | 332.5 | 85 kg | 83.45 | 145 | 150 | 152.5 | 180 | ||
Compare Milen Dobrev
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Milen Dobrev met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.